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Editorial
. 2023 Feb 28;15(2):835-838.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-1485. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

Prolonged air leak after lung surgery: prediction, prevention and management

Francesco Zaraca  1 , Roberto Crisci  2 , Florian Augustin  3 , Alessandro Brunelli  4 , Luca Bertolaccini  5
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Editorial

Prolonged air leak after lung surgery: prediction, prevention and management

Francesco Zaraca et al. J Thorac Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-22-1485/coif). The special series “Prolonged Air Leak After Lung Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management” was sponsored by Bard Limited. Bard Limited has no interference on the contents of the special series. FZ, RC, and FA served as the unpaid Guest Editors of the series. AB served as the unpaid Guest Editor of the series and serves as an unpaid Associate Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Thoracic Disease. AB is Advisory Board member with Astra Zeneca, Ethicon and Roche, and President of the ESTS. AB received speaker Bureaus and honoraria from Astra Zeneca and Ethicon. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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